Articles filed under Theater
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Well-loved film gets modest stage revival at Steel BeamNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "A Christmas Story" didn't exactly rake in a sleigh full of cash when it opened just before Thanksgiving in 1983. Despite critics' praise, the film based on Jean Shepher...
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Critic's notebookNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Altar Boyz," Drury Lane Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. This high-...
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It's showtime on BroadwayNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Broadway came back to life Thursday as stage-starved fans lined up in the cold for tickets and theaters reopened their doors following a 19-day stagehands st...
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Auditions, etc.Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - • The Highland Park Players hold auditions for the 2003 Broadway musical "A Year with Frog and Toad" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the West Ridge Center, 636...
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After 30 years, Goodman's 'Christmas Carol' still shines brilliantlyNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - With a new Scrooge and a new Bob Cratchit, the Goodman Theatre's production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" celebrates 30 years with a show as wonderful as ever....
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Whimsical 'Umbrella' worth catchingNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - "> An astonishing piece of conceptual theater opened this week at Chicago Shakespeare Theater as part of its world stage program. A pan-cultural specta...
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Auditons, etc.Nov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - • Improv Playhouse at 116 W. Lake Street, Libertyville, holds auditions for both boys and girls up to age 17 for its Young Actors Workshop adaptation of Charles Dickens'...
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Critics notebookNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Altar Boyz," Drury Lane Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. This high-...
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Worth the tripNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Metropolis' merry fare The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's double-shot of seasonal favorites begins today. Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" and The Second Ci...
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Signal's take on search for passion comes up solidNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - "Old Wicked Songs" makes for a pleasant, if predictable duet. Jon Marans' two-character play about a hotshot American piano prodigy who's lost his passion and the aging...